Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R7 260 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 77 days newer than Radeon R7 260.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 95 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 12% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon R7 260 - 56 vs 50 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260 - 3 vs 2 GB
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Radeon R7 260
Desktop • Dec 17th, 2013
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 260 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$109 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 96 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
